| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica sicula Guss. |
| Bibliography | Adnot. Cat. Pl. Boccad.: 74 (1821) |
| Native Range | w. Sicilia, e. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Description | pubescent, leaves 6-9mm, usually verticillate of 4, margins revolute, flowers urceolate, 7-8mm long, with patent, rose sepals, in umbels of 4-10 |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | pale pink |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Erica sicula ssp. cyrenaica Brullo & Furnari Erica sicula var. libanotica (Barbey) Holmboe Erica sicula ssp. libanotica (Barbey) P.F.Stevens Pentapera sicula (Guss.) Klotzsch Pentapera sicula ssp. libanotica (Barbey) Yalt. Pentapera sicula var. libanotica Barbey |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (LBY Libya) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |